Barry M Cobalt blue

Cobalt blue je predivna prigušena tamnoplava. Formula je predivna - nanosi se ko' putar - skoro u jednom sloju i suši se brzo...! :x Posebno mi se sviđa kako predivno stoji i uz potamnjelu i uz blijedu kožu. Barry M se može naručiti s barrym.com i  Alice & Jo's havesentials za 3£ odnosno 4€, jedina im je mana što bočice sadrže samo 10 ml, ali opet i to je bolje od mnogih minijatura koje se prodaju u našim dućanima za puno veće novce.
Cobalt blue is a gorgeous muted royal blue creme. The formula is amazing, it applies like butter - almost in one coat and it dries fast...! :x I love how this color looks on my skin, whether it's summer tanned or winter pale like in these pics. Barry M is available at barrym.com and  Alice & Jo's havesentials for 3£ / 4€. The only flaw I can think of is that the bottle contains only 10 ml, but that still beats a lot of miniatures that are sold in our local stores for much more.

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Nubar Violet sparkle

Upoznajte jedan od najgenijalnijih glittera na svijetu iz najgenijalnije kolekcije glittera na svijetu - Nubar Violet Sparkle iz Sparkles kolekcije (proljeće 2010.). :x Samo dodajte dosta boje, zamislite da su ove svijetlije čestice više pinky i dodajte masu sjaja i dobit ćete približnu predodžbu ove ljepote. Ovdje su dva sloja preko Nfu Oh Aqua basea i dva sloja INM Out the door nadlaka. Imam ga dva dana i nije se otkrnuo čak ni na desnom kažiprstu (koji mi se izlistao pa s njega inače sve otpada u roku odmah), što je za mene fenomen kad su glitteri u pitanju. No možda je stvar i u tome što sam umjesto Seche Vitea stavila INM.
Meet one of the most fabulous glitters on the planet from the most amazing glitter collection on the planet - Nubar Violet Sparkle from the Sparkles collection (spring 2010.). :x Just add some more color, imagine these lighter particles being more pink, add a lot of glow and you'll be able to picture this beauty. There are two coats here over Nfu Oh Aqua base and two coats of INM Out the door top coat. I've worn it for two days and it hasn't chipped even on my right index (polish usually falls off this nail within a day since it's peeling), which is a phenomenon for me and glitters. On the other hand, it may have something to do with the fact I used INM instead of Seche Vite.

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Some swatch spam

Moj prvi swatch spam post. :D Uglavnom su to ili a) lijepi lakići iz kojih su ispali loši swatchevi (svjetlo lampe i to) koje treba ponoviti na ljeto, b) lakovi (ili layering eksperimenti) koji me nisu dovoljno inspirirali da bi im posvetila cijeli post c) lakovi koji su mi jednostavno gadni i koji će postati franken materijal. Pa, krenimo...

My fist swatch spam post. :D The reasons for not posting these individually are various - these are either a) awful swatches of beautiful polishes (artificial light and my camera destroy many colors) that I'll hopefully redo in summer, b) polishes (or layering experiments) that don't inspire me enough to dedicate an entire post to them or c) polishes that are plain ugly and are about to become a frankening material. So....

Nubar Gem je neobičan. Nije ni linearni holo (poput npr. Nfu Oh 61, China Glaze DV8) a niti klasični disperzivni (poput OPI DS Extravagance ili Color Club Wild at heart). Baza je nešto a la frost/pearl prljavo-roze nude nijanse s holografskim šljokicama (ajme, kakav opis). Suši se mat pa je sloj nadlaka obavezan. Ovdje su dva sloja, ali tek sad na fotkama vidim da je trebao i treći. Lakić mi je lijep ali mi baš ne stoji. Mislim da bi tamnoputim curama stajao predivno. :)
Nubar Gem is an unusual holo. It's not linear (like Nfu Oh 61 or China Glaze DV8) and it isn't a dispersed holo either (like OPI DS Extravagance or Color Club Wild at heart). The base is a beige to dusty pink frost with holographic glitter particles (OMG, what a description). It dries matte so TC is a must. There are two layers in the photo but now I see it could have used a third too. I like the color and the effect but I don't like how it looks on me. I think it would look wonderful on darker skin. :)

Art de Lautrec 07b. Sličan finiš Nubar Gemu - kao da je preko sloja sedefastog laka nanesen sloj nekog holo nadlaka. Također se suši mat. Ovaj je lak prvi kandidat za frankening, boja mi je bljak, podsjeća me na ćufte! :D Ali s dodatkom malo ljubičastog moglo bi bit nešto od njega.
Art de Lautrec 07b. Similar in finish to Nubar Gem - it's like a layer of a holographic top coat applied over a pearl brown polish. This one dries matte too. And this definitely  fits the c) category - I hate the color, reminds me of meat balls! :D Maybe a few drops of purple would help...

L.A. Colors Fink Sizzle matiran. Primijetila sam da od svih lakova najviše volim matirati duochrome lakove. Fink Sizzle je ciklamasto - narančasti duochrome i najljepši mi je u mat varijanti.

L.A. Colors Fink Sizzle mattified.  I noticed that I like mattifying duochromes the most. Fink Sizzle is a pink-orange duochrome that I like most when it's mattified.

L.A. Girl Groupie (Rockstar kolekcija). Definitivno kategorija a)! Totalno me frustrira što ne mogu uslikati ovog ljepotana. Možda pokušam još na ljeto ali ovo je jedna od onih ljubičastih koja uporno na fotkama ispada plavo a sav duochrome se izgubi. (za poštene swatcheve bacite pogled na ove i ove).

L.A. Girl Groupie (Rockstar collection). This one definitely falls into category a). It's so frustrating not to be able to capture such an amazing color. Maybe I'll try again when summer comes... This is one of those purples that my camera perceives as blue and kills all the duochrome in the process. (for some decent swatches, check out  these and these).

H&M Blue my mind. Ime mu paše savršeno! :x Još jedan iz a) kategorije - boja je doduše dosta realna ali ruke mi na fotki izgledaju kao mrtvačke.  Jedan od mojih najljepših lakova - prefenomenalna, inenzivna, skoro neonska nijansa plave (cerulean možda?!). Tekstura je čudnjikava - nekako sluzava i gusta, ali sve se da sredit u dva sloja. E, da - ovo je lak kojeg me frendice najčešće žicaju :D i stalno me pitaju kad ću opet u Graz da im donesem koji.
H&M Blue my mind. It surely blue mine! :x Another one from the a) category - although the color is pretty close, my hands look corpse-like. This is one of the most amazing polishes I own - a fabulous, intensive, almost neon shade of blue (cerulean, maybe?!). The formula is a bit funny - a bit slimy and streaky but nothing a second coat wouldn't fix. Blue my mind is the polish my friends borrow the most. They're always asking if I'm going to Austria soon, and if I can help them get this beauty.

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Claire's Chunky purple

Konačno, nakon mjesec dana čekanja, stigao mi je moj dugo željeni Chunky purple. :x  Ne znam baš koliko je purple, više je zagasita ciklama. Baza je ciklamasti jelly, sitne šljokice su roskaste a velike šesterokutne su srebrne što daje zanimljiv efekt - one koje su nanesene u prvom sloju izgledaju ciklamasto a one u zadnjem sloju laka srebrno.  Na fokama su tri sloja (što je više slojeva, to je boja ljepša i tamnija - s jednim je skroz rozi) i sloj INM Out the door brzosušećeg nadlaka. Mislim da mi je ovaj slatkiš postao novi najdraži magenta glitter (prešišavši Zoyu Roxy :D ).

Finally, after a month of waiting, Chunky purple - my long time lemming has arrived. :x I wouldn't really call this purple, it's more of a deep magenta. The base is a magenta jelly, the small glitter is pinkish while the large hexagonal ones are silver. That creates an interesting effect  - the hex glitters in the first coat shine through the base and the ones in the last coat look silver. There are three coats in these pics (the more coats, the richer and darker the color) and a layer of INM Out the door fast-drying top coat. I think this has become my new favorite magenta glitter (before Zoya Roxy :D ).

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Blog awards... :)

I won some blog awards :). First, let me apologize first for not posting this sooner. And now, on to the awards:

I’ve been tagged for a Stylish Blogger Award by Stickers from Nails, Wanted! and Lindsay from Yacking about Lacquer. Thanks, girls! :)

Here are the rules for this award:

1. Thank and link the person who gave you this award.

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

3. Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers

4. Contact these bloggers to tell them about this award!

1. I love coffee.
2. I am addicted to House M.D.
3. I’m an IKEA junkie! (oddly, I still don’t own a Helmer…)
4. I shake polish bottles.
5. I love to dance. If I don’t go out often enough, I dance around my apartment while cleaning.
6. I love animals. Of all the animal kingdom, I think only a few give me the creeps (won’t name those here). I was always rescuing drowning bugs from water when I was a kid. In fact, I did it once last summer.
7. I hate washing dishes. I think the dishwasher is one of man’s greatest inventions.

I’ve been tagged for I like your blog award by Nail crazy. Thanks, dear! :)

1. Why did you make this blog?

When I started spamming our local community forum with my swatches on a daily basis, I figured it was time to start my own blog.

2. What kind of blogs do you read?

Mostly nail polish and makeup blogs (I browse through a cooking blog every now and then, hoping some of the inspiration will rub on me. Still nothing.)

3. Do you have a favorite make-up brand ?

I love MAC, UD, Too Faced, Bourjois… but mostly buy Essence and Catrice. (I’m cheap when it comes to make-up). :D

4. What about the favorite clothing brand?

H&M (I’m cheap when it comes to clothes too). :D

5. What piece in you make-up bag is the most important to you?

Eye shadow (I bet nobody chose that ;) ).

6. Your favorite color?

Purple.

7. Favorite perfume?

At the moment - D&G Light Blue. My all-time favorite is Davidoff Cool Water.

8. Your favorite movie?

Can’t choose just one.

9. What countries would you like to visit?

OK… Spain, Portugal, Nepal, Peru, Brazil, Egypt, China, Malaysia, Russia, Iceland, United states, Canada, Mexico, Tunisia, Kenya… – a lot! The furthest I've been to is France.

The rules are: copy the picture, answer the questions and send it to your favorite blogs!

I’ve been tagged for A Blog with Substance award by KarenD from Frazzle and Aniploish. Thanks, KarenD! :)

The rules:
1. Thank and link back to the giver of the award.

2. Sum up your blogging philosophy, motivation, and experience using 5 words.
Need-more-than-five-words. (did I get the task right?! :D)
3. Pass it on to other bloggers that you feel have substance in their blogs.

I’m tagging these blogs for all of the above awards:
(*) Kendal 
(*) Goose's Glitter

(*) OnceBitten
(*) Nail crazy *
(*) Pass the polish
(*) Polish lava
(*) Nothing personail  
(*) Hysteria Of Decay
(*) Lendoxia
(*) Mina's blog 
(*) Nails, Wanted! *
(*) Nails for fun
(*) Ditch the mittens
(*) Girl Stuff
(*) Ash-Lilly's Lacquer Lust 

* Except the Stylish Blogger Award for Stickers and I like your blog award for Nail crazy (since they tagged me for these)
**I didn’t check each blog to see if you recently received any of these awards. In case you did, no need to post it for the 100th time. Share this: